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People across Europe are contending with slow economic growth and higher costs of groceries, housing and fuel, driven up by the U.S. war with Iran. The economic pain is coupled with the angry malaise of a younger generation disillusioned by the status quo.

washingtonpost.comFueling Europe’s fiery protests, a young generation’s angry malaiseEuropean leaders from across the political spectrum are facing public unrest with common themes such as high living costs but root causes are complex and vary by country.

26/10/26, 8:30 pm3 reposts27 likes

Antifish

@alltingsconsidered.bsky.social

Young people can see clearly that their leaders are failing them and the status quo is not fit for purpose, not least the insane unquestioned concept of (impossible) infinite economic growth as it literally destroys the planet we need to live.

Antifish

@alltingsconsidered.bsky.social

If we cannot rethink our economies for stability and sustainability, to function without expansion... if we cannot manage that, we are doomed as a species.

The Levellers

@theogleveller.bsky.social

Angry malaise? I would have just stopped at anger.

Ieva Perkons

@ievaperkons.bsky.social

Angry malaise? Serbia's kids just organized a bloodless coup. Seems like the kids have moved far beyond any malaise into action and are getting far more done using far less money than the entirety of the American executive class.